Synopsis
This report presents the findings from a survey of 51+ Swedish enterprises regarding their Information & Communication Technology (ICT) investment priorities. The survey investigates the core technologies which German enterprises are investing in, including the likes of enterprise applications, security, mobility, communications & collaboration, and Cloud Computing.
Scope
Recognize Swedish enterprises’ strategic objectives with regards to their ICT investments.
Identify Swedish enterprises’ investment priorities based on their budget allocations across core technology categories such as enterprise applications, security, mobility, communications & collaboration, and Cloud Computing, etc.
Learn about the drivers that are influencing Swedish enterprises’ investments in each technology category.
Establish how Swedish enterprises’ ICT budgets are currently allocated across various segments within a technology category.
Gain insight into how Swedish enterprises plan to change their ICT budget allocations across various segments within a technology category.
Summary
Why was the report written?
In order to provide deeper insights into Swedish enterprises’ ICT investment priorities and strategic objectives.
What is the current market landscape and what is changing?
In light of strong demand from emerging markets and various measures initiated by the Swedish government to drive local demand and improve market conditions, CIOs are cautiously optimistic about their ICT spending in the coming years.
What are the key drivers behind recent market changes?
Sweden has always been at the forefront in adopting the advanced technologies such as mobility and cloud computing, which are expected to witness high levels of uptake.
What makes this report unique and essential to read?
Kable Market Research Market Research has invested significant resources in order to interview CIOs and IT managers about their IT investment priorities. Very few IT analyst houses will have interviewed 51+ ICT decision makers in the Swedish market in H2 2012.
Reasons To Buy
X% of Swedish enterprises expect their ICT budgets to either increase slightly or significantly in 2013, indicating an improving positive outlook for ICT spending.
Swedish enterprises are being more proactive in their spending on security infrastructure and software in light of the increasing number of sophisticated cyber threats.
With increasing competition and rapidly changing customer needs and technologies, enterprise decision makers are placing emphasis on real-time data to make decisions
The increasingly diverse set of mobile devices currently being used across various industries in Sweden presents a huge demand for mobility management solutions.
Adoption of virtualization, green IT, and cloud based technologies is expected to rise amongst Swedish enterprises as they look for ways to reduce their overall IT costs.
Table of Contents
1 Enterprise ICT investment trends
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Survey demographics
1.3 ICT budget changes
1.4 Strategic objectives
1.5 Core technology investment priorities
2 Detailed ICT investment priorities
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Enterprise applications
2.3 Business intelligence
2.4 Security
2.5 Content management
2.6 Mobility
2.7 IT systems management
2.8 Communications & collaboration
2.9 Green IT & virtualization
2.1 Cloud computing solutions
3 Summary
3.1 Swedish enterprises are focusing on standardizing their ICT infrastructures and enhancing collaboration
4 Appendix
4.1 Definitions
4.2 Further reading
4.3 Contact the authors
List Of Tables
Table 1: Swedish enterprise ICT survey industry breakdown
Table 2: Swedish enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
Table 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among Swedish enterprises
Table 4: Current strategic objectives of Swedish enterprises
Table 5: Current and future investment priorities of Swedish enterprises across core technologies
Table 6: Enterprise Applications – Swedish enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 7: Business Intelligence – Swedish enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 8: Security – Swedish enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 9: Content Management – Swedish enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 10: Mobility – Swedish enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 11: IT systems management – Swedish enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 12: Communications & Collaboration – Swedish enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 13: Green IT & Virtualization – Swedish enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 14: Cloud computing solutions – Swedish enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
List Of Figures
Figure 1: Swedish enterprise ICT survey industry breakdown
Figure 2: Swedish enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
Figure 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among Swedish enterprises
Figure 4: Current strategic objectives of Swedish enterprises
Figure 5: Current and future investment priorities of Swedish enterprises across core technologies
Figure 6: Enterprise Applications – Swedish enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 7: Business Intelligence – Swedish enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 8: Security – Swedish enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 9: Content Management – Swedish enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 10: Mobility – Swedish enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 11: IT systems management – Swedish enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 12: Communications & Collaboration – Swedish enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 13: Green IT & Virtualization – Swedish enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 14: Cloud computing solutions – Swedish enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
